McLean, VA, May 15, 2014 --(PR.com)-- The Center for Excellence in Education (CEE), with sponsorship from Capital One Bank, hosted its Annual Congressional Luncheon Thursday, May 1st, in the Dirksen Senate Office Building, Room SD-106, in Washington, D.C. Members of Congress traditionally provide remarks at the event.

USA Biology Olympiad (USABO) Alum and two-time Gold Medalist at the International Biology Olympiad (IBO) 2012 and 2013, Nikhil Buduma, provided highlights of his USABO and IBO journey and how it made a significant impact on his educational path to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).

The luncheon celebrated the success of the Center’s Research Science Institute (RSI) offered in partnership with the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the USA Biology Olympiad (USABO), collaboratively sponsored with Purdue University, and the Teacher Enrichment Program (TEP).

“The Center’s amazing alumni and their significant contributions to science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) initiatives are helping to assure future U.S. leadership in the global community,” said Joann P. DiGennaro, President of CEE.

About the Center for Excellence in EducationThe Center for Excellence in Education was founded in 1983 by the late Admiral H.G. Rickover and Joann P. DiGennaro, President of the Center. The Center's mission is to nurture high school and university scholars to careers of excellence and leadership in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, and to encourage collaboration between and among leaders in the global community. For more information about the Center and its programs, visit CEE’s Web site, www.cee.org